Decrease and Increment

Opposite meaning words

Decrease noun - The amount by which something is lessened.

Usage example: the average decrease in the price of milk was five cents per gallon

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Increment is an antonym for decrease.

Nearby Words: decreased, decreasing, decrement, decremented

Increment noun - Something added (as by growth).

Usage example: added another big increment to the sales total this quarter

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Decrease is an antonym for increment in small step toward gain topic.

Nearby Words: increase, incremental, incrementing, incrementation, incremented

small decrease

small increment

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